A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Arizona & Hawaii

MEASUREARIZONAHAWAIIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states1,446,146#40 of 50 states+6,136,238
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states561,066#42 of 50 states+2,520,934
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states79,673#41 of 50 states+237,030
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,942#49 of 50 states−$270
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states686,176#42 of 50 states+2,920,249
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states23,984#42 of 50 states+148,475
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states49,113#8 of 50 states−25,257
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states425,213#41 of 50 states+1,965,853
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states30,799#24 of 50 states+9,781
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states63,594#45 of 50 states+518,695
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states26.7 min#35 of 50 states−0.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$100,745#4 of 50 states−$19,259
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$46,713#16 of 50 states−$3,037
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$131,862#7 of 50 states−$21,340
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states56,690#40 of 50 states+246,192
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states191,014#42 of 50 states+830,230
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states149,844#42 of 50 states+646,166
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states20,318#44 of 50 states+93,154
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states17,144#39 of 50 states+41,731
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states1,338,962#40 of 50 states+5,367,018
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states47,926#48 of 50 states+719,454
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states1,034,473#41 of 50 states+3,822,592
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states556,017#41 of 50 states+2,253,201
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states492,482#42 of 50 states+2,411,165
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states146,401#39 of 50 states+336,593
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states45,681#42 of 50 states+166,497
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states299,573#50 of 50 states+3,582,525
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states23,542#43 of 50 states+312,735
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states2,062#46 of 50 states+233,305
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states514,880#12 of 50 states−225,423
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states147,896#39 of 50 states+2,287,765

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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